Boxholm

Place in Östergötland, Sweden
58°12′N 15°03′E / 58.200°N 15.050°E / 58.200; 15.050CountrySwedenProvinceÖstergötlandCountyÖstergötland CountyMunicipalityBoxholm MunicipalityArea • Total4.39 km2 (1.69 sq mi)Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total3,194 • Density727/km2 (1,880/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)ClimateDfb

Boxholm (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈbʊ̂ksˌhɔlm],[2] [ˈbɔ̂ks-], traditionally also [bʊksˈhɔ̌lm],[3] [bɔks-][4]) is a locality and the seat of Boxholm Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 3,194 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

Economy

Steel production company Ovako has a production site in Boxholm with approximately 200 employees.[5]

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Boxholm:

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ^ boxholm in Nationalencyklopedin online. Read 13 maj 2022.
  3. ^ ”Archive post for Boxholm” (pdf, ID 3443622). Institutet för språk och folkminnen. 1930. Read 13 maj 2022.
  4. ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 6.
  5. ^ Boxholm - Ovako

External links

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